2 slots open this month · Free · Confidential
The 30-Minute Portco Diagnostic
Bring one capital decision. Walk away with a written read on where the architecture is leaking.
What it is
A 30-minute working session — not an intro, not a pitch. You bring one capital decision or operating gap from the last 12 months. We trace it through the three components of Decision Architecture in real time, on the call.
Decision Rights
Who actually has authority to commit capital, at what threshold, with what review attached.
Decision Logic
The base case, the downside, the assumption that breaks the model, and what you're walking away from by saying yes.
Decision Review
The cadence and triggers that bring past decisions back for grading against their original assumptions.
What you walk away with
- A written read on where the architecture is leaking — Rights, Logic, or Review
- The single assumption that, if wrong, would break your last major capital decision
- Two or three changes that would make the next decision defensible in writing
- A clear answer on whether a longer engagement would actually move the number
Written read delivered within 48 hours of the call.
Who it's for
A fit if
- PE-backed, $25M–$150M revenue
- Sponsor, CEO, CFO, or board chair
- One specific decision or gap to discuss
- Capital deployment over $250K in the last 12 months
Not a fit if
- Pre-revenue or early-stage startup
- Fortune 500 or division of a public company
- General intro / networking call
- Looking for a referral to other CFOs
"Mark changes how the board decides — that's the difference between a CFO and a Decision Architect."
Questions
- What does the 30 minutes cover?
- One capital decision or operating gap you bring, traced through the three components of Decision Architecture: Decision Rights, Decision Logic, and Decision Review. Not a generic intro. Not a pitch.
- What do I walk away with?
- A written read on where the architecture is leaking and what would have to be true to fix it. Sent within 48 hours. If a longer engagement makes sense, we'll talk about it. If not, you keep the write-up.
- Who's actually a fit?
- PE sponsors, CEOs, CFOs, and board chairs at PE-backed mid-market companies, $25M–$150M. The framework was built for that band — it does not transfer to early-stage or Fortune 500 contexts.
- How do I prep?
- Pick one decision over $250K from the last 12 months — a vendor contract, acquisition, hire, build vs. buy, capex. Be ready to walk through who approved it, what the base case was, and whether anyone has revisited it since.
- Is this confidential?
- Yes. Nothing said on the call is shared, written about, or repeated. The written read goes only to you.
Bring one decision.
30 minutes. One capital decision or operating gap. A written read on where the architecture is leaking.